"Why do this? I don't understand, I don't get it?!" Zhou Peiyu was talking on the phone with Wan Qiu.
God knows she was shocked when she learned about this and she immediately called Wan Qiu.
"Because my brother feels very uncomfortable." Wan Qiu said truthfully.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Peiyu asked.
Wan Qiu was lying on the bed, saying, "It's hard to be a substitute. The name Chu Yigui is said to mean that they hope I will come back."
"... Shit..." Zhou Peiyu felt that this was all a mess. "If you put it that way, I understand. I remember when I saw a certain stand-in article, it pissed me off."
Wan Qiu asked blankly: "Substitute Wen?"
"Ah, nothing." Zhou Peiyu said, "What should he do now? Go back to the orphanage?"
"My brother seems to have signed some agreement with my parents and will stay here." Wan Qiu said.
"That's a good solution, then. How do you feel? Your little brother is gone, and now you are the youngest in the family."
Wan Qiu turned sideways and thought for a moment before answering, "I don't feel anything."
"ah?"
Wan Qiu really didn't feel anything.
When Wan Qiu witnessed the powerful Chu Yigui crying and his fingers touched her tears, he felt very sad.
But his intuition told him that Chu Yigui's tears were not actually bitter.
It seemed that everything returned to normal after that day.
"Nothing has changed since before. The only change is that Yigui doesn't let me call him brother anymore, and Yigui doesn't call me brother... and he doesn't call me mom and dad anymore."
"Well... does that mean that everything remains the same except for the identity?" Zhou Peiyu seemed to be thinking about something.
"Yeah." Wan Qiu said.
"I think I can understand what Chu Yigui is thinking." Zhou Peiyu said suddenly.
Wan Qiu blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"
"It's the same feeling as a tenant, right? If you live in a house that someone invites you to live in for no reason, you always feel like you owe them a favor, but if you pay the money, you feel you have the right to live there."
Wan Qiu has never rented a house.
Wan Qiu thought about the house that Ning Hai and Ning Qiaozhen once rented.
It seems... I can't remember it very well.
"Anyway, it's good that you didn't leave. You like Chu Yigui too, right?" Zhou Peiyu said.
"Yes, I like Yigui." Wan Qiu responded confidently.
"He must like you too, so there's no problem." Zhou Peiyu felt that this logic was correct.
Wan Qiu nodded.
"Speaking of which, where is Chu Yigui? Isn't he with you?" Zhou Peiyu asked casually.
"Yigui said that his biological father made an appointment with him today, and he had just left before you called me." Wan Qiu said.
Zhou Peiyu: "... How the hell can you sit still? How can you sit still?!!!"
Wan Qiu sat up stimulated by Zhou Peiyu's roar: "Huh?"
"My biological father, why didn't you tell me that Chu Yigui's biological father is back?!"
Zhou Peiyu was so shocked that he jumped off the bed and started looking for clothes.
"Do you know where they went?" Zhou Peiyu started changing clothes while turning on the speaker, "We have to go quickly!!!"
"Why do you want to go?" Wan Qiu was a little confused.
"Aren't you afraid that your biological father will take your brother away?" Zhou Peiyu immediately asked angrily.
"It's Yigui, not my brother." Wan Qiu corrected patiently, "...but Yigui said that he can go by himself."
Wan Qiu rarely refutes Chu Yigui.
Since Chu Yigui said it was okay, then it was okay.
"Are you stupid? You just believe what others say... Never mind, you are really stupid. What I mean is that you have to check it out. Even if you are not brothers, you are still friends. It is natural for friends to care about friends, right?!"
Wan Qiu thought for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense."
"So where is it? I'll go first, you come quickly!"
Wan Qiu hung up the phone, still a little confused.
In fact, Wan Qiu was not indifferent either.
Because in the previous few meetings, Ran Yongrui did not leave a good impression on Wan Qiu.
Chu Yigui is very smart and he always makes the right choices.
But that is my biological father, a different person.
Zhou Peiyu's call also gave Wan Qiu the courage to investigate secretly.
Wan Qiu found Butler Bai and grabbed Butler Bai's clothes: "Can I go find Yigui?"
Butler Bai smiled, as if he had known Wan Qiu would do this.
"Then can I drive you there?" Butler Bai asked softly.
"Okay." Wan Qiu nodded.
Butler Bai looked at Wan Qiu who was following him obediently, and felt complicated and emotional.
Although because Chu Yigui suddenly said that he wanted to leave the Chu family, everyone who had worked in the Chu family for a long time was surprised.
They watched Chu Yigui grow up and witnessed him excel.
They used to be worried that Chu Yigui would be bullied because of his position, but later they felt that they might have been thinking too much.
But now Butler Bai realized that they had actually thought too little.
Chu Yigui really had too much to think about.
Butler Bai drove the car and asked Wan Qiu for the direction, and Wan Qiu accurately told him the destination.
Butler Bai was silent for a moment, then asked, "Wan Qiu, how did you know where Chu Yigui was?"
"I called him and asked him." Wan Qiu said truthfully.
Butler Bai: “…”
Butler Bai's expression was a little subtle: "Well, Miss Zhou probably meant for you to eavesdrop with her, right?"
Wan Qiu didn't react and asked, "Is that so? Should I call Yigui now and tell him I can't go?"
"No... no need, forget it." Butler Bai was a little amused.
Really, this is clearly a very serious matter concerning Chu Yigui, but for some reason, as long as Wan Qiu is involved, everything will become different.
Shouldn't we be thankful that at least when Chu Yigui made this decision, the person in this position was Wan Qiu?
At least they have a good relationship.
So good that the complex and delicate mind can be soothed and straightened out.
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"When the child comes, remember to be gentle. He is our child, not our student."
Fei Zhuojun listened to her husband Ran Yongrui's repeated instructions and nodded in agreement.
Fei Zhuojun and Ran Yongrui are teachers at the same university. They have been married for more than ten years. Because of her poor health, it was difficult for her to have children. After finally having a child, she hurt her body and could no longer have children.
Everything was originally perfect.
The accident came too suddenly.
When Fei Zhuojun learned that there was a child like Chu Yigui, he was shocked for a long time.
It was so long ago that Fei Zhuojun couldn't even find a reason to pursue the matter.
Fei Zhuojun was numb throughout the entire process of her husband's confession.
A mother who had just lost her child seemed to have no influence on her anymore.
Fei Zhuojun heard about Chu Yigui's situation.
That child is outstanding and eye-catching.
Fei Zhuojun didn't know how to accept it. It was an emotion so complicated that it couldn't be expressed in words.
"You're here." Suddenly, Ran Yongrui's voice interrupted Fei Zhuojun's thoughts.
Fei Zhuojun immediately stood up and saw Chu Yigui.
No matter how much I heard my husband say how great this child was, I had no idea until I saw him with my own eyes.
But when he actually saw it, Fei Zhuojun suddenly began to doubt himself.
Why is it that the children born to other people's husbands are so outstanding at first glance?
She has many similarities with her husband in appearance, but her temperament is different from the husband that Fei Zhuojun remembers.
Fei Zhuojun clearly remembered how her husband dealt with a group of women back then.
And this child, who looks independent, intelligent, and extraordinary, will not stand by anyone, nor be arbitrarily invaded by anyone.
"Mr. Ran." Chu Yigui looked at Fei Zhuojun.
"This is my wife, your future mother, her name is Fei Zhuojun."
They sat opposite each other, and Fei Zhuojun noticed that Chu Yigui looked around, as if he was looking for something.
Fei Zhuojun also looked around, but there was nothing.
When she fixed her gaze on Chu Yigui again, she noticed the other person looking at her.
For a moment, Fei Zhuojun felt a little embarrassed as his idea of observing Chu Yigui was exposed.
"You look very handsome, and I heard your grades are very good." Fei Zhuojun also knew Chu Yigui's high school entrance examination results. "He is a very outstanding child. His name is... Chu Yigui, right?"
"Thank you Aunt Fei for the compliment. I am Chu Yigui." Chu Yigui also appeared very calm.
"Have you terminated your adoption relationship with the Chu family?" Ran Yongrui's question was straightforward, but it was enough to show his impatience.
"Yes, it has been lifted now." Chu Yigui did not hide it.
There was a flash of surprise in Ran Yongrui's eyes, but Fei Zhuojun felt complicated.
He severed ties with his adoptive parents without hesitation. Didn't he care about the kindness they showed him in raising him?
"Then do you want to change your name? Chu Yigui is the name your family gave you before."
"No, I like this name very much, and it's a name I must keep." Chu Yigui said.
"Really?" Ran Yongrui murmured, "Does it have any special meaning?"
"It's to remind me of what I have to carry. I want to keep it to warn myself." Chu Yigui said with a smile.
"Return of Reminiscence? Return of Reminiscence is a name that is neither good nor bad. If I were to choose it, I might be able to come up with something better and more meaningful."
Ran Yongrui's smile was very gentle and he spoke in an intimate tone.
Fei Zhuojun knew that Ran Yongrui had already thought about what name to give the child at home.
Her husband really didn't like calling the child Chu Yigui.
"Chu Yigui..." Fei Zhuojun murmured, "If I want to change my surname, should I call myself Ran Yigui?"
This unintentional remark brought about two different reactions.
"It sounds pretty good this way." Ran Yongrui did not hide his love for Chu Yigui at all.
Fei Zhuojun lowered his eyes and said nothing.
"You told me last time under the high school entrance examination notice board that you would terminate the adoption relationship with the Chu family, so we have been waiting for you."
Ran Yongrui hadn't looked for Chu Yigui for a while, and was also waiting for Chu Yigui to accomplish this matter.
And now the wait has finally come.
"Can you please set a time for us to register our household registration?" Ran Yongrui said with a smile.
Fei Zhuojun looked at Chu Yigui and vaguely realized that something seemed wrong.
The Chu Yigui in her eyes was calm, indifferent, and without any expectations.
"We have prepared a room for you at home. When do you decide to move in?"
Ran Yongrui's expression was quite bright, which was very different from his serious expression when he was lecturing in class.
"I'm sorry, but I have no intention of becoming your child, nor do I intend to live in your house."
When Chu Yigui said this, Fei Zhuojun felt a sense of "as expected".
Ran Yongrui's face immediately darkened: "What do you mean?"
"I did tell you that I would dissolve the adoption, but I did not tell you that I had decided to enter into another family relationship. You misunderstood."
Ran Yongrui's expression changed several times.
From Ran Yongrui's expression, Fei Zhuojun knew that the child in front of him was probably not lying.
"You are only sixteen years old and still need a guardian. You can't be so willful. Do you want to go back to the orphanage?"
Ran Yongrui's face was a little gloomy, revealing the seriousness he showed when he encountered students who disrupted discipline in school.
"I have signed a contract with the Chu family. I am able to support myself and no longer need your family." Chu Yigui said.
"You have been in contact with me, isn't it because you want to come back to me?" Ran Yongrui frowned.
"It's not me contacting you, it's you contacting me."
Chu Yigui smiled slightly, which obviously did not have any meaning, but in Fei Zhuojun's eyes, he could sense sarcasm.
"Because you have invited me so many times, it would be inappropriate for me to keep refusing. I will only respond to your invitation out of politeness."
Fei Zhuojun was a little surprised.
Students always have a natural feeling of being suppressed by their teachers, but this is not the case with Chu Yigui at all.
"Are you dissatisfied with me?" Ran Yongrui was more patient and suppressed his temper. "We can get along with each other. There will be a long time in the future."
"No, Mr. Ran, I just don't want to start a family with you, there is no other reason."
Fei Zhuojun looked at it, and for some reason, she asked, "What do you think of us?"
Ran Yongrui was somewhat dissatisfied with Fei Zhuojun's interruption, but he also wanted the answer to this question.
Chu Yigui didn't hesitate much and answered directly: "He is an ordinary elder."
"I am your elder, but most importantly, I am your father!" Ran Yongrui said immediately.
"Well, from a biological point of view, yes." Chu Yigui did not refute, but said calmly.
Ran Yongrui rubbed his eyebrows helplessly, as if trying to calm himself down.
"You're too young to understand what it's like to have important family members."
Chu Yigui didn't respond.
Ran Yongrui sighed and said, "When they are young, adults always force them to learn a hobby. Even if they don't like it, even if they force them to learn it, the children will thank their parents for forcing them when they grow up."
Chu Yigui just smiled appropriately and nodded slightly.
"I'm letting you return to my home now, not only for myself, but also for you. You are my child, and I want you to be well no matter what."
Ran Yongrui's tone was very serious.
Fei Zhuojun also knew that what Ran Yongrui said was true.
Although her husband has minor flaws in all aspects, he is indeed a serious and responsible teacher.
The same goes for your own children.
However, Fei Zhuojun suddenly realized that although she was talking to Ran Yongrui, Chu Yigui's gaze had been fixed on her without her noticing.
"So, what does Ms. Fei think about this matter?" Chu Yigui unexpectedly asked Fei Zhuojun for his opinion.
"You..." Fei Zhuojun swallowed the bitterness spreading in his throat, "You are still a child. It is a teacher's nature to be responsible for children."
"You are a teacher, not a mother. You can't deceive yourself into accepting a child born out of adultery, right?"
Chu Yigui's words made Ran Yongrui's face change slightly.
"You should still be missing your lost child, and I am not even qualified to be a substitute for your child, am I?"
Chu Yigui's words almost directly hurt Fei Zhuojun's heart, leaving her speechless.
Ran Yongrui frowned, turned his head and said to Fei Zhuojun: "Didn't we discuss this?"
"Fuck you, scumbag!!!"
Suddenly, a very bright voice came from beside them.
The voice was so clear and the content so subtle that it immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the cafe.
The three people at Chu Yigui's table all looked over because of the sudden sound.
And Chu Yigui is the least strange one among the three.
The sudden loud voice came from Zhou Peiyu who had been secretly listening nearby.
Zhou Peiyu arrived at the cafe early because he was quite early.
After seeing Chu Yigui return, he secretly put on his hat and sat next to the three of them.
Separated by the deliberately obstructed partition, it was difficult for them to notice each other.
Although the conversation has been going on for some time, Wan Qiu has not arrived yet!
After listening for a long time, Zhou Peiyu finally couldn't help it.
Zhou Peiyu took off his hat and leaned over the partition to look at Ran Yongrui and Fei Zhuojun.
"Who are you?" Ran Yongrui's face immediately turned gloomy.
Originally, Ran Yongrui had booked a room in the private room, but for some reason he changed his mind and booked it here when Chu Yi returned.
They didn't think much about it, but they didn't expect that someone was eavesdropping nearby.
"Hey, uncle, don't you think you're going too far?"
However, Zhou Peiyu didn't care about Ran Yongrui's problem at all. His carefree personality and loud voice hardly gave Ran Yongrui any time to react.
"You cheated on your partner, cheated on your partner, and had a child with someone else? Right? Did I just hear that?!"
At this time, people around who were curious about gossip had gradually pricked up their ears, and everyone was listening to the noise here.
Chu Yigui's eyes turned to the car parked outside the coffee shop, and he saw Wan Qiu getting out of the car.
Wan Qiu seemed to look over here curiously as well.
Chu Yigui heard the small ring tone when punching in at the coffee shop door, which sounded particularly crisp in the chaotic coffee shop.
"What are you talking about here? Who are you?" Ran Yongrui was still arguing with Zhou Peiyu at this time.
A teenage girl doesn't care what others think. Her extremely extroverted personality allows her to express her anger without restraint.
"How can you have the nerve to let your wife accept your cheating child? Is there something wrong with your brain? If my father did this, I would call the police and send him to jail. Why are you so confident?!"
Zhou Peiyu didn't notice Wan Qiu's arrival. He stared at Ran Yongrui with disbelief on his face.
"You are an outsider, don't make trouble here."
However, Ran Yongrui did not say anything to defend himself, but instead directed his criticism directly at Zhou Peiyu.
"You don't even know the whole story, but you're making wild assumptions based on just a few words and making a big fuss about it. You clearly don't understand anything, but you think you're a righteous person. Haven't you ever thought that your impulsive behavior could destroy a family?"
Ran Yongrui is a university professor and is good at speaking. He is facing students, so of course he will not be nervous at all.
Zhou Peiyu's eyes widened: "Do you still think that you are not wrong to cheat?"
"Why should I listen to you accusing me here? What right do you have to say these words to an elder so recklessly?"
When Ran Yongrui's face darkened, he looked very majestic, and his expressionless look made Zhou Peiyu feel a little uneasy.
For some reason, she always felt suppressed in front of Ran Yongrui, just like the feeling of facing a teacher after doing something wrong.
"But you clearly..." When Zhou Peiyu's voice became weak when he opened his mouth again, he had already lost the initiative in front of Ran Yongrui.
"Then let me ask you, can you bear the consequences of saying these words in public and affecting my reputation?" Ran Yongrui asked sternly.
In fact, Zhou Peiyu only heard it vaguely and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Chu Yigui spoke up at this time: "This is something you did yourself, but you say it affects your reputation. Don't you find it ironic, Mr. Ran?"
Those who were eavesdropping on the sidelines all showed curious looks.
Zhou Peiyu, who was suppressed and unable to fight back, immediately became arrogant again, but he didn't dare to speak anymore.
The moment Zhou Peiyu saw Wan Qiu, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He turned around and went to Wan Qiu and pulled Wan Qiu's clothes.
"Fuck, I'm telling you, that guy is really, I've never seen anyone who is so self-righteous when doing something wrong."
Zhou Peiyu said this while quietly half hiding behind Wan Qiu.
Wan Qiu had just come in and didn't understand what was going on.
"You are this kid's brother."
After seeing Wan Qiu, Ran Yongrui's emotions calmed down.
"Why, you no longer have a legal relationship with this child, are you still going to stop me from taking this child home?" Ran Yongrui asked in a low voice.
Wan Qiu did not answer immediately.
Unexpectedly, compared to Ran Yongrui and Chu Yigui, Wan Qiu's eyes were first noticed by the woman next to Ran Yongrui.
The woman had dressed up carefully, but even so she could not hide her depressed mood and pale face.
Her eyes were slightly red and bloodshot.
And Wan Qiu...saw the falling pieces of dead leaves that had lost their vitality. They fell to the ground, showing complete shapes, but they were so fragile that they would break at the touch.
She is very sad.
Wan Qiu thought.
Standing there, Wan Qiu hadn't found the words he could say yet.
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